Overview Getting in Prereqs
Overview A bridge program for licensed practical or vocational nurses that awards an associate degree in nursing and prepares graduates for the NCLEX-RN. Credit for the LPN/LVN license shortens the program.
Career outlook Employers hire ADN-prepared registered nurses to provide and coordinate direct patient care, administer treatments, and educate patients across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings.
Getting in What Monroe Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 2.75
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Monroe Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses 10 Chemistry: high school chemistry (one-credit lab course) or CHE 100, 124, 145, or 151 C or better · with lab College Composition (ENG 101) or Advanced Composition (ENG 200) C or better Human Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO 144) C or better · within 5 years Human Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO 145) C or better · within 5 years Introduction to Psychological Science (PSY 101) C or better Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSY 212) C or better Statistics I (MTH 160) C or better Quality point course: Human Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO 145) within 5 years Recommended Quality point course: Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSY 212) Recommended Quality point course: Microbiology (BIO 202) within 5 years Recommended Entrance exams 2 MCC Nursing Department final exam for NUR 112 (grade C or higher) C or better NLN NACE Foundations of Nursing (FN1.2) Score 70 NLN-NACE score · one of: fundamentals Certifications 1 New York State LPN license (copy on file by application deadline) Health and background checks 1 Medical clearance and ability to meet essential functions Application basics 6 English 101 ready Graduated from Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing within the past three years one of: fundamentals NYS residency (or resided in NYS one year if international) Bachelor's degree Recommended Master's degree Recommended Military service (current or honorably discharged veteran) Recommended Experience 1 At least two years of recent clinical experience as an LPN (acute care setting strongly recommended) 
